The sad thing about reading the book and then watching the movie is that they have to die all over again.

Joyce Rachelle
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The sad thing about reading the book and then watching the movie is that they have to die all over again. It is not that I didn't like the book; it is that after reading it I wanted to go back to watch the movie again. The movie did not have to be bad, but the experience was so intense that I wanted more.

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